Grease-cabinet.



1.61 D. RUNYEN.

GREASEVCABINET. APPLICATION FILED 050. 1. 1914'.

1,215,313. Patnted Feb. 6,1917.

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. UNITED srx'rns -ATENT orrion,

JAMES RUN'Y EN AN D DAVID RUNYEN, 0F GRAND" RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

GREASE-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, JAMES RUNYEN and DAVID R NYEN, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the countyofKen't and State of Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grease-Cabinets;and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to a grease cabinet adapted to hold lubricatingmaterial of heavy and viscous nature. It is the object and purpose ofthis invention to provide a device of this character and one in whichthe grease may be withdrawn in measured device in connection with areceptacle for containing the grease and associate therewith a' singlevalve construction which will act to prevent the return of the grease toI the receptacle and force its discharge through an outlet, at the sametime permitting the free withdrawal of grease to the a pumping device.Various other objects, and

purposes consisting in a specific construction of the valve, pump andreceptacle will be apparent upon understanding being had of theembodiments of the invention shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a side elevation with parts broken away and shown in sectionillustrating one type of the invention. Fig.2 is a vertical sectionalview through .the lower part of a modifiedv form of structure; and

- Fig. 3 illustrates in side elevation, with vparts broken away andshown in section, a still further modification.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings. I

The receptacle for containing. the grease may be in the form of acylindrical can 1 provided with a cover 2 by means of which the greasemay be introduced into the can. Located along the side of the can is apumping device consisting of a tube or barrel 3 having therein avplunger 4:, the upper end Specification of Letters Patent.

of the can 1 and has connected therewith- .an elbow 7, the other end ofthe fitting having similarly connected therewith an elbow 8 into whichis lnserted a coupling having 'connection with a flexible tubular outlet9.

A ball 10 is loosely seated in a seat 11 secured in thelower end of theelbow 7 and.

has limited movement with respect to said seat, a set screw 12' insertedin the upper part of the elbow being provided to limit this movement asdesired. Between the T- fitting 6 and elbow 8 an angular bracket member13 isconnected upon which the operator may place his foot to-hold thedevice inplace when the plunger 4 is drawn upwardly. y

In operation the can 1 is wholly or partially filled with grease ofviscous nature PatentedFeb. 6, 1917. v Application filed December '7,1914. 7 Serial No. 875,841.

which may be removed on operation of the plunger 4. On the upwardmovement of said plunger the ball 10 -will be drawn against the'setscrew 12 leaving an opening for the entrance of the grease into thebarrel 3 and on the downward stroke of the tively small interiordiameter of the tube 9, v

on the upward stroke of the plunger the grease in the tube 9 will not bedrawn into the tube 3 because of the friction against the inner sides ofsaid tubeand the viscous nature of the greasebut that it will be drawnfrom the can 1, there being required only a single valve 10 for theoperation of the device without the necessity of any valve in the elbow8 or tube 9, and it is also apparent that the tube 3 may be made tocontain a specified or a measured quantity which will be taken from thereceptacle 1 on each upward stroke and discharged through the tube 9with each downward stroke of the plunger.

In Fig. 2 a slight modification in detail is shown, the bottom of thereceptacle having connected therewith an outlet -member 14 which theball 16 similar to ball 10 is seated to form the valve required, thisball 16 being limited in its upward movement by the A casting 18 isheaded rod 17 as shown.

fastened to the casting and the barrel 3 screw threaded therein as shownwhile also connected therewith by a screw threaded connectionis a hosecoupling 19 with which the flexible tube 9 has connection, ways beingprovided in the casting 18 so that grease taken from the can 1 will bedrawn into the barrel 3 and then forced outward through the flexibleoutlet tube 9 in the same manner as described with reference to' theconstruction shown in Fig. 1.

. In Fig. 3 a still further modification is shown in which greases ofvery heavy con- 20 sistency may be withdrawn and discharged from'thereceptacle. In this construction the lower end of the receptacle 1 istapered for a short distance and terminates in a smaller cylindricalextension 20 with which the grease outlet 14 is connected, it also-beingconnected to a casting 15 having thereon a casting 18 formedsubstantially identical with the similar construction shown in 2. Aplunger consisting of a rod 21 having onv its lower end a head 22 and atits upper end above the top 2 of the can an operating handle 23, isprovided extending lengthwise of the receptacle 11 The operation is thesame sofar as the plunger 4 is concerned but it isalso designed that onthe upward stroke of plunger 4 the handle 23 will be forced downwardly,forcing the heavy grease into the section 20 and outlet 14 so that therewill be aforce in addition to the suction exerted by plunger 4 totransfer the grease to the bar-rel13. By elevating the plunger in thereceptacle 1 a quantity of grease maybe gathered beneath the head 22 andforced in the restricted section 20 and by exerting pressure 'on thehandle 23 at the same time that plunger at is carried upwardly, thegrease will be transferred more easily from the receptacle 1 to the tube3 after which it may be forced out through the flexible tube 9 in theusual manner. The casting 15 in the modification shown in Figs. 2 and 3may also'have an extension 13 to serve the same, purpose as the bracket13 heretofore described in connection with the apparatus shown inFig. 1. 1

Various other modifications in detail may I be resorted to withoutdeparting fromthe invention which is defined in the appended claims, theinvention coverin all modifications in structure falling with n'thescope of said claim. 1

We claim: 1. In a device of thecharacter described, a receptacle havingat its lower end a reduced cylindrical extension, a plunger mounted inthe receptacle. having a head adapted to operate in said extension, anoutlet mem'ber communicating with said extension, a pumping devicecommunicating with the outlet member, a movable valve seated between thepumping device and receptacle, and a flexible outlet tube of relativelygreat length and small inner sectional area also communicating With theoutlet member and. the pumping device, the valve also ,being locatedbetween the outlet member and tube, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a receptaclevhaving at itslower end a reduced' cylindrical extension, a manually operable plungermounted in the receptacle having ahead adapted to operate in saidextension, an outlet member communicating with the said extension, acasting? having a passageway secured to the outlet member andcommunicatingtherewith, a movable valve seated at the end of saidpassageway, a cast ing providedwith two passageways secured above thefirst casting and valve, a pumping device and a flexible outlet tube ofrelatively as great length and small inner sectional area attached tosaid second casting and communicating with the said passageways therein,substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, a receptacle having anopenupper end, a re movable cover for said open end, a barrel locatedoutside and alongside the receptacle and secured thereto adjacent itsupper end, a member having a passageway therein into me which the lowerend of the barrel is threaded, the interiorof the barrel communicatingwith the passageway, said member being secured to the receptacle and itspassageway communicating with the interior of the receptacle, a movablevalve interposed in the passageway between the barrel and receptacle, afoot piece secured to said member, a flexible conduit connected to saidmember having a passage freely communicating with the passage in themember, there being a free and unobstructed passage between the barreland said conduit, and a piston movably mounted in the barrel.

4. In a device of the character described, 1 a receptacle having meansfor the insertion of grease or 'thelike therein, a barrel locatedoutside and alongside of the receptacle, a member having a passagewaytherein into which the lower end of the barrel is passed and secured,the interior of the barrel communicating with the passageway, saidmember being secured to the receptacle and its. passageway communicatingwith the interior of the receptacle, a movable'valve interposed in thepassageway between the barrel and receptacle, a piston movably mountedin the barrel and having an operating member connected thereto extendingabove the barrel, a 7 foot memberconnected with the device, a 11mflexible conduit connected to the first men- In testimony whereof weaffix our signationed member having a passage communitures in presenceof two Witnesses. catingwith the passage in said member JAMES RUNYEN.

there being a passage between the, barrel and DAVID RUNYEN. '5 saidconduit and a handlesecured to the up- Witnesses: perend of theoperating member for the H. G. KIRKEL,

piston, substantially as described. H. H. YARRIXGTOX.

